Who?
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) — Defense Subcommittee of Appropriations Committee
LISTEN: Laslo & Boozman
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Ask a Pol asks:
You guys on the Appropriations Committee are in charge of funding AARO — the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office ?
Key Boozman:
“I don't know, to be honest, I don't know,” Sen. Boozman exclusively tells Ask a Pol.
Caught our ear:
“I really haven't [followed the House UAPs investigation],” Sen. Boozman tells us.
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ICYMI — Ask a Pol broke AARO news this week
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. John Boozman
SCENE: Sen. Boozman and a young reporter rocking a UNC Chapel Hill lanyard for his press pass are chatting NCAA sports for a couple minutes as Laslo waits to talk UAP funding with the senior defense appropriator.
Man: “Thank you for letting me bother you with basketball.”
Matt Laslo: “You're on Defense Appropriations, right?”
John Boozman: “Yeah.”
ML: “You guys in charge of funding AARO?”
Boozman doesn’t readily know the name ‘AARO.’
ML: “It's the All-domain Anomaly Office or whatever. The UFO stuff.”
JB: “I don't know. To be honest, I don't know.”
ML: “It doesn't come up as a line item? It probably just falls within the broader Pentagon budget?”
JB: “I'm not — to be honest, I don't know.”
ML: “Interesting. Have you followed at all the investigation on that over in the House?”
JB: “If you'll — no, I haven’t. I really haven't. If you'll — you know, if you want background...”
ML: “Ping the office?”
JB: “…ping the office and just — one of my guys will know.”
ML: “Cool. Tell em you sent me.”
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